Internet Addiction
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2009-10-13/internet-addiction
The Internet is everywhere, constantly accessible by gadget or computer. But when does sitting on the computer for hours become a real problem? Kojo talks with the founder of the first center for internet addiction recovery.
Guests
Hilarie Cash
Executive Director, reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Center
Nancy Petry
Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, member of the DMS study group regarding substance abuse addiction.
Rob Pegoraro
Personal Technology columnist, The Washington Post
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I tried listening to this program but found the whole concept too ridiculous. Weren't people irrationally worried about this when the internet was new over a decade ago? Its not possible to have an "internet addiction", its a meaningless term. If you are addicted to gambling online its called a gambling addiction, shopping online is called a shopping addiction, porn a porn addiction, etc. Most of the potential addictions already existed in the physical world anyway. The main exception I could think of could be obsessive social networking. But then it should be called, "social networking addiction", NOT "internet addiction" because you can do ANYTHING on the internet. The term "internet addiction" is so broad its meaningless.